Author: Ricardo Semler

Quotes

The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.

The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.

- Ricardo Semler

Bill Gore from Goretex was a very strong influence because he was one of the first larger companies to experiment with freedom in the workplace.

Bill Gore from Goretex was a very strong influence because he was one of the first larger companies to experiment with freedom in the workplace.

- Ricardo Semler

The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.

The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.

- Ricardo Semler

No-one works for money alone and tapping into what people want from their careers and what they have to offer is essential.

No-one works for money alone and tapping into what people want from their careers and what they have to offer is essential.

- Ricardo Semler

Growth and profit are a product of how people work together.

Growth and profit are a product of how people work together.

- Ricardo Semler

If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, 'What are the foremost tools of power?' You will find that it is information.

If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, 'What are the foremost tools of power?' You will find that it is information.

- Ricardo Semler

The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers, whether working stiffs or top executives, feel good about life.

The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers, whether working stiffs or top executives, feel good about life.

- Ricardo Semler

People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?

People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?

- Ricardo Semler

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